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"    NBC is scrapping its plans to launch a reboot of classic mystery drama Murder, She Wrote. According to Deadline, the network decided not to move forward with production on the remake, which was due to feature Oscar winner Octavia Spencer in Angela Lansbury&amp;#039;s iconic role of Jessica Fletcher. Last October, Desperate Housewives producers Alexandra Cunningham and David Janollari were said to be developing a new version of the show with a put-pilot commitment from the network. Spencer&amp;#039;s take on the character was going to be a hospital administrator and amateur sleuth who publishes her first mystery novel. Driven by a fascination with true crimes, the character was set to become involved in investigations much like Lansbury&amp;#039;s portrayal.  Shortly after the reboot&amp;#039;s announcement, Lansbury called its revival a &amp;quot;mistake.&amp;quot; &amp;quot;I saw [Spencer] in The Help and thought she was absolutely wonderful, a lovely actress,&amp;quot; Lansbury said. &amp;quot;So I wish her well, but I wish it wasn&amp;#039;t in Murder, She Wrote. I think it&amp;#039;s a mistake to call it Murder, She Wrote, because Murder, She Wrote will always be about a Cabot Cove and this wonderful little group of people who told those lovely stories and enjoyed a piece of that place, and also enjoyed Jessica Fletcher, who is a rare and very individual kind of person.&amp;quot; While it looks like NBC took Lansbury&amp;#039;s words to heart, they&amp;#039;re not scrapping the idea entirely Deadline says the network may revisit the show again with a new angle. This all sounds like a case for\u2014wait for it\u2014Jessica Fletcher. Follow @redbookmag on Twitter for the latest news and scoops. "^^<http://www.w3.org/2001/XMLSchema#string>
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